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EP 0039047 B1 19840111 - ENDOSCOPE PHOTOGRAPHING SYSTEM

Title (en)

ENDOSCOPE PHOTOGRAPHING SYSTEM

Publication

EP 0039047 B1 19840111 (EN)

Application

EP 81103048 A 19810422

Priority

JP 5500880 A 19800425

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4403605A] An endoscope photographing system has a plurality of release switches respectively disposed at an endoscope, an endoscope camera, and a light source unit; and a release signal generating circuit for generating a signal in response to the operation of these release switches. When a photographing operation is being performed in response to a release signal generated in response to the operation of one of these release switches, the other release signals are disabled.

IPC 1-7

G03B 17/48; A61B 1/04

IPC 8 full level

A61B 1/04 (2006.01); G02B 23/26 (2006.01); G03B 17/48 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 1/045 (2013.01 - EP US); G03B 17/48 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0039047 A1 19811104; EP 0039047 B1 19840111; DE 3161872 D1 19840216; JP S56151019 A 19811121; US 4403605 A 19830913

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 81103048 A 19810422; DE 3161872 T 19810422; JP 5500880 A 19800425; US 25569281 A 19810420